| "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Single by Sweet Sensation | |
| B-side | "Surething, Yes I Do" |
| Released | 1974 |
| Genre | Pop, soul |
| Label | Pye Records |
"Sad Sweet Dreamer" is a song by Sweet Sensation which was a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in October 1974.[1]
The second single from the British soul group, a soaring soul ballad heavily influenced by the Stylistics (and led by lead vocalist Marcel King's falsetto), "Sad Sweet Dreamer" became their first hit. It was written by David Parton and co-produced by Tony Hatch and Parton.[2] The song reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the following spring. It charted similarly in Canada.[3][4] Both Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent sang on the track to augment Sweet Sensation. Hatch wanted to work with them after they were discovered on New Faces whilst he was on the judging panel. The song was covered by French singer Joe Dassin as "Carolina (Sad Sweet Dreamer)" in 1975.
The song can be heard in the 2009 UK television series Red Riding. It was also featured in the 2013 film Rush.[5]
Chart history
References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 306. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Sad Sweet Dreamer Brief Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ "Rush (2013)". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sad Sweet Dreamer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S)". www.rock.co.za.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 235.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 3/29/75". tropicalglen.com.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles for 1974". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 20. 4 January 1975.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.